OK, this one looks good. But is it the best? Help us find the best cheeseburger in the Blue Water Area and you could win $20. Want fries with that? / GNS

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Today, we’re kicking off a regular Spin feature were calling Best in The Blue.

Here is the recipe:

• Nominations: We’ll start by asking you to nominate a business in St. Clair or Sanilac counties that offers the best of what we’re looking for. It will be a rotating feature that changes from week to week. This week, we hunger for cheeseburgers. But you know how it is; next week it could be veggie pizza or walleye or fried chicken.

This week, we’re looking for the best cheeseburger served by a restaurant in St. Clair or Sanilac counties.

To nominate the juiciest, tastiest, meatiest cheeseburger, go to thetimesherald.com/spin and fill out the nomination form.

That is step one.

For next week’s Spin magazine, we will compile the nominations and print a ballot, probably in this space right here. Working together, that ballot will lead us to the best cheeseburger (this time) or whatever were seeking for the Best in The Blue that particular week.

One, you’ll have to write your name and address and phone number on the ballot. We know that anonymous voting is the American way, but we have a really good reason for taking down your name. We promise to use your name and contact information for only one thing: Picking a winner. More on that in a minute.

Two, you’ll have to deliver your completed ballot to one of the nominated restaurants. We think you’ll deliver the ballot to the restaurant that you think serves the best cheeseburger, but you can take it to any of the ones on the ballot. We hope you’ll enjoy one of those hot, savory burgers while you’re there. No purchase is necessary, of course, but can’t you just taste it already?

• The envelope, please: After we give everyone two weeks to cast their ballots, we will collect them from the nominated businesses and compile the votes. Restaurant owners, please save the ballots for us. We’ll be around to collect them.

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• The victor: We will announce the winner here in Spin and present the week’s winning business with a certificate suitable for framing declaring them and their particular offering the Best in The Blue. We’ll even provide them the Best in The Blue logo, if they want, so they can print it on T-shirts, add it to their business cards, show it off on their Facebook pages or use it in their advertising.

But the restaurant won’t be the only winner.

After we total the votes on those ballots, we’ll throw them all in a basket, close our eyes and pull one out. Whoever wrote his or her name on that ballot will get $20 for helping us all to the Best in The Blue. You don’t have to be a patron of the winning restaurant to win; everyone who casts a ballot stands an equal chance of winning the 20 bucks. The usual fine print applies. Times Herald employees can’t win the $20.

To recap:

• Step one: Nominate a cheeseburger at thetimesherald.com/spin. Nominations will be accepted until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. Remember, you must nominate a cheeseburger, not a restaurant, since many offer more than one variety.